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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788703503321

Autore

Lipovsky Caroline

Titolo

Negotiating solidarity [[electronic resource] ] : a social-linguistic approach to job interviews / / by Caroline Lipovsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2010

ISBN

1-282-58839-7

9786612588396

1-4438-2039-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Disciplina

650.144

Soggetti

Employment interviewing

Employees - Language

Sociolinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Negotiating Solidarity: A Social-Linguistic Approach to Job Interviews explores the linguistic co-construction of self-presentation in job interviews. It shows how candidates construct their professional identities, and establish co-membership and build rapport with their interviewers. Specifically, it illustrates how candidates enact their professional expertise and put their qualities forward, and highlights the linguistic features that succeed (or fail) to make a good impression on intervi...